best singer of all time

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Was Wild Man Fischer 2nd - don't suppose any of you are old enough to remember him - was a roadie for Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention for a while. Hilarious yet rather sad.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22572

So the fact that he can't sing at all only drone on, does not seem to be a disqualification then ?

Jonny · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:54 pm

I think/thought Liam Gallagher had a good voice, it doesn't seem to have the power that it used to but Oasis performances in the mid 90's at places like Maine Road, Loch Lomand and Knebworth were awesome....

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:19 pm

where was folk daddy in that list?! rolfl

aptid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:49 pm **Posts:** 1505

Always thought Paul Rodgers had the ultimate blues voice clappp

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36419

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

Rodgers for Blues.

Dusty for Female, Scott Walker for Male.

People suggesting knarks like Gallagher must have cloth ears.

for female I always admired Karen Carpenter oddly enough.

howlin wolf · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:58 pm

[quote="Salty"]where was folk daddy in that list?! rolfl

[/quote

aye cos you've got a "nice easy listening" voice old boy

mind you cant be any good cos you wore a tie on Saturday :wink:

Q magazine is an absoloute hoot! Liam Gallagher number 11 -pure satire!

you mean they're serious :shock:

howlin wolf · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:09 pm

Get in number 46, even better than Alan Stubbs at 52

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:49 pm

why the "

" for thom yorke?! confised

does HE wear a tie too?! :laugh:

nick · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:22 pm

Q is obsessed with doing lists and 'top 100s' which is a shame cos they often do some decent interviews and features otherwise.

katcha · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:00 pm

chip fireball wrote:

gallaghers vocal range is impressive. :roll:

he does pub singer, pub singer and errrr pub singer.

and the nasal pub singer

parmopooly · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:09 pm

obviously technique isn't the only criterion, but after only glancing through I didn't see any opera singers in there? Or does that genre not apply here?? confised

My personal favourite vocalists are Paul Rodgers and Ronnie James Dio

Albatross · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:13 pm

nick wrote:

Q is obsessed with doing lists and 'top 100s' which is a shame cos they often do some decent interviews and features otherwise.

I subscribed to Q for a few years, but stopped about 3 years ago precisely because they seemed to have the top 50 or 100 something every other month. It said to me that they wanted the publicity that a list generates - we're talking about it on here for example - probably because no-one will agree with it.

Sandy Denny anyone?

katcha · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:19 pm

Frankie Valli

Robert Plant

David Bowie

Skye

Jake Burns

katcha · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:23 pm

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

Jake Burns? Singer? :shock:

Lets put John Lydon and Mark E Smith in there shall we? :wink:

he was of the time and significant to me

could put hm put him out to grass with the texas chick if you wish - come on phil

Bovverbootbob · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:54 pm

chip fireball wrote:

that list in full, and these are the top 100 singers ( not performers or songwriters) :

1 presley
2 aretha
3 sinatra
4 otis
5 lennon
6 gaye
7 cobain
8 plant
9 jagger
10 buckley jeff
11 gallagher :roll:

12 holliday
13 yorke :roll:

14 cash
15 cooke
16 lydon :roll:

17 joplin
18 dylan
19 bush kate not george
20 wilson carl
21 simone
22 morrison van
23 orbison
24charles ray
25 fitzgerald ella
26 bono
27 daltrey
28 bowie
29 springfield
30 morrisey
31 marley bob
32 mcartney
33 stewart rod
34 wonder
35 bjork
36 mitchell joni
37 brown james
38 gibb barry
39 walker scott
40 morrison jim
41 green al
42 stipe
43 scott bon
44 strummer
45 john elton
46 wolf howling
47 mercury
48 carpenter karen
49 smith patti
50 white jack
51 jacko
52 stubbs levi
53 harris emmylou
54 cohen
55 little richard
56 nusrat fateh
57 harvey pj
58 buckley tim
59 williams hank
60 ferry
61 prince
62 springsteen
63 iggy
64 parton
65 young neil
66 fraser liz
67 black frank
68 hegarty
69 stone
70 gibbons
71 jones tom
72 reed
73 gahan
74 michael george
75waits
76 weller
77 jones norah
78 blige
79 warwick
80 nico
81 la montage
82cave
83 mccullough
84 hill lauryn
85 henley
86 horace andy
87 rose axl
88 curtis ian
89 ashcroft
90 loaf meat
91 nillsson
92 scott jimmy
93 cornell chris
94 nyro
95 robinson smokey
96 wainright rufus
97 nicks stevie
98 houston
99 crosby
100 birgisson jon

WOT? KNOW NODDIE HOLDER?!? :evil:

Bovverbootbob · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:55 pm

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

Terry Callier

Brenda Holloway

Florence Ballard

Glen Campbell

Midge Ure

Robin Zander

Allan Clarke

Paddy McAloon

Ben Folds

Steve Hogarth

Mark Olson

Mark Eitzel (Sorry Chip, just seen yours..)

Sharleen Spiteri

Trisha Yearwood

Jesus, I could name you 50 without looking.

WOT? KNOW NODDIE HOLDER!?! :evil:

Oi Fill Dunn gerra gripp

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36419

These so-called surveys piss me right off..... do they ask a representative audience, do they hell. It's always popular thing on the news where they say the top film of all time is ... Easy Rider... everyone says surely not, until you read it was selected by 'U.S Bike Rider' magazine from a survey amongst 12 of its readers :roll:

BritishWestHpool · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:35 pm **Posts:** 1243

Stopped subscribing to Q magazine a year ago. they were actually very polite when trying to get me back but it wont happen. Too many covers of scissor sisters, robbie williams etc for me.
Anyway, this list...is it compiled by Q "experts" or was it a vote by the public? The latter might suggest why Liam has got to number eleven.
As for Neil Young being 65th or whatever, well I like the feller but he is certainly not the 65th best singer in the world.
I love Jake Burns too but to suggest him to me means you would have to have Shane MaGowan in there as well. :shock:

Albatross · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:19 pm

Oh, and Wot No Alison Moyet? Amazing voice....

katcha · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:20 pm

BritishWestHpool wrote:

Stopped subscribing to Q magazine a year ago. they were actually very polite when trying to get me back but it wont happen. Too many covers of scissor sisters, robbie williams etc for me.
Anyway, this list...is it compiled by Q "experts" or was it a vote by the public? The latter might suggest why Liam has got to number eleven.
As for Neil Young being 65th or whatever, well I like the feller but he is certainly not the 65th best singer in the world.
I love Jake Burns too but to suggest him to me means you would have to have Shane MaGowan in there as well. :shock:

which is why you will get the results with these types of lists.

could have listed several others - frank black, weller,ian mcnabb, karen carpenter, ian brown but got fed up at five really - however you tend to pick singers of the music you like surely - there again i like the fall but would never but mr smith in the top list

katcha · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:28 pm

chip fireball wrote:

black weller and carpenter ARE in the list. it was compliled by q staff.

i never read the list chip, just would have been in my list - surprised black in the list - do i therefore have good or bad taste

3Quid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:11 pm **Posts:** 1791

I always liked Mark Morrison he had a totally unique voice.

He could have done far better for himself under the right guidance.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:21 pm

he drinks in the Engineers these days, Mr 3 Quid. He works for the Council by day.

3Quid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:11 pm **Posts:** 1791

parmopooly wrote:

he drinks in the Engineers these days, Mr 3 Quid. He works for the Council by day.

I meant the OTHER Mark Morrison.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:44 pm

I know, that's who I was on about. :-o

Salty · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:31 am

chip fireball wrote:

i dont mind a bit of radiohead from time to time but even thom yorke himself has never claimed to be much of a singer. in fact i think, being a music buff himself, he would probably be a tad embarrassed by his lofty position. he can hold a tune but i dont think he has much of a vocal range.

certainly not in the same league as say jeff buckley, who musicologists always rave about. apparently he had the same vocal range as pavarotti. not my cup of tea, but he could certainly sing.

interestingly saltys mate, from maximo park had this to say for himself in the same magazine:

in every generation theres a band that comes along and changes things. without being arrogant, i think we're that band.

what are they gonna be changing ? lighbulbs ? nappies ? the batteries in the bairns remote controlled dalek ?

in the last interview i read with them he was comparing maximo park favourably with the smiths.

does the blokes ego know no bounds ? rolfl

well, they certainly aren't in the Smiths league, but to be fair, who is?!

still, a good band and I likes em.....and I like the fact that they're from round 'ere :sweeeet:

Cowboy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:42 am

Well I like Bon Scott, but I wouldn't put him above Freddy Mercury (sorry Phil :grin:

) - and If Bon Scott is there why isn't Brian Johnson (far better IMHO)

And (waits for derision) - what about Dean Martin (better than Sinatra - again IMHO)

Finally - What about Doris Day :grin:

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:49 am

If my Dad was reading this he would be asking why Perry Como isn't in there.

Cowboy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:52 am

BillinghamPoolie wrote:

If my Dad was reading this he would be asking why Perry Como isn't in there.

Perry Como - rolfl

My Mam & Dad liked him - I could never understand why (& I like Bing Croscby & Dean Martin - but don't tell anybody :grin:

)

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:58 am

My mam's favourite is Gene Pitney.

Spender · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:05 am

I had Q Magazine every month, our little 'un bought me a subscription every Christmas. Take out the word 'Essential' and you lose 20 pages. Take out the style ads (not the gig ads or the release ads) and you lose another 20. Take out the 'Top 100' and you lose another ten. Take out the articles on rappers shooting each other/getting arrested/dissing in the hood, there goes another ten. Delete the references to iPod, drop another ten. Take out Madonna/Robbie Williams/Beyonce Knowles and you've got a three pound crossword. The gig listings are out of date as the subscribers get say, June issue on 2nd May.

You might as well read the toilet roll. :roll:

Spender · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:50 am

ADG wrote:

Right

Where the fook is Joe Strummer?

And I agree with Katcha...........Jake Burns should be there. Jake Burns is a great singer.

I bet Elvis bastad pressley couldnt have sung Alternative Ulster. :laugh:

Who decides who a good singer is anyway?

Dont tell me them fat fookin opera singers who screetch can sing? I cant think of a worse sound.

And why wasnt Glen Tilbrook in there?

'Cos he's cack, same as Joe Strummer. :roll:

Mister Ed · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:53 am

that list is a total fabrication....otherwise it would have in it at least in the top ten the only artist to have a top hit in the 50's,60's,70's,80's,90's and I'm sure he has plenty of time to do the 00's...........coz even he has to die and then the re-release will find him a whole new crowd of fans, which will make him cool again.......

who is he............?

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:55 am

Harry Webb?

Spender · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:55 am

Brian The Singing Miner?? confised

Mister Ed · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:01 pm

chip & billingham share first prize........

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:04 pm

ADG wrote:

mred wrote:

chip & billingham share first prize........

oh dear.

Didn't say I was a fan, just recognised the description. :roll:

dawlishmonkey · **Joined:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:53 am **Posts:** 1588

bag of sh1te that list mind. best singer implies technical ability doesn't it but thats not what rock music is about,for me any way its more about the feeling it gives you,the moment and the memories.
I mean I love joy division but you wouldn't have curtis in there would you nor weller who is another of my faves, and as for gallagher well I'm a big oasis fan but I wouldn't put him in there,he's not even the best singer in his own band.

Mister Ed · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:05 pm

BillinghamPoolie wrote:

ADG wrote:

mred wrote:

chip & billingham share first prize........

oh dear.

Didn't say I was a fan, just recognised the description. :roll:

cliff has plenty in closet but he loves you all! :uhoh:

Mister Ed · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:07 pm

I have it on a good authority that even a certain pie eater has a cliff cd in his rack at home!!!! :-o

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:46 pm

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

Roy Wood should be on there, and Jeff Lynne. And Carl Wayne.

Stevie Winwood?

Plus that dark bird out of Blue Mink couldn't half sing.

Madeline Bell, superb singist.

best singer of all time

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